GOING BATTY

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LEFT BEHIND

This pullover sweattop with hood was left in the classroom. No one will claim it. Please let me know if this belongs to your child. Thank you!

VOWEL BAT

Learning about the short vowels is fun when we enjoy a fun song! Check out this link to VOWEL BAT! It's one of our favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43EfOXvpG8

LEARNING ABOUT BATS

First Graders are learning about BATS! Here is a link to a song the children love to sing about echolocation. Happy BAT hunting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OYmHVuguWI

CLASS HALLOWEEN PARTY

On Friday, November 1 the children celebrate Halloween at school. Please have your child bring his/her costume in a sack. Keep the costumes simple. NO MAKEUP OR WEAPONS. Thank You! We will dress in costumes at 1:30. Mrs. Croxton is taking the children to sing at the Nursing Home. Grades K-2 will sing at 2:00. I am keeping things very simple and low key here in the classroom. When we return to our classroom we will have a movie and refreshments. Feel free to join us at anytime. Please do not send in treats unless you are called. Trick or Treat Me at 810 Lakeside Drive. Have a “Boo”-tiful Halloween!

WE'RE HALF WAY TO 100 - CELEBRATING THE 50TH DAY OF SCHOOL

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GRACE - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

LITTLE FIREMEN

The children had a good time dressing up like a firemen. Here is a movie for you to enjoy!

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50th DAY OF SCHOOL

The First Graders will celebrate the 50th day of school on Friday, October 25. We will have a 50's dress up day! Start planning now how you can dress up your child for this special day.

ASSESSMENT WEEK

This week in Reading the children will be tested over the skills and vocabulary for Level 1.2. During this week there will be no new spelling words which means no spelling test on Friday. Monday I will send home the tested vocabulary for this level for your child to practice. On Friday, October 25 we will read at the Nursing Home. Thank you Tina and Shannon for volunteering to assist with our special reading day at the Nursing Home! We plan to leave around 8:55 and arrive back to school by 10:00 a.m.

SEBASTIAN-STUDENT OF THE WEEK

FIVE LITTLE SPECKLED FROGS

Check out this site and sing along with the 5 little specked frogs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVPmtaHmL4g

TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

Learn about the Lifecycle of a Frog. Check out these websites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkyv_msRS6w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs2g_rHBUH4

PICTURE RETAKES

If anyone is interested in Picture Retakes they are scheduled for Tuesday, October 22. Please send me a note and I'll send home the information. Thank you!

SUNNY D LABELS

GREAT NEWS.....WE HAVE COLLECTED 20 LABELS! I am not sure if we have the correct labels but I went ahead and sent the order in. Guess we'll wait to find out. I heard it takes several months to receive our books. Mrs. Davis from Project Lead has participated in this Book event. She said the books she received were very good. Thank you to all who sent Sunny D labels in. I appreciate your support very much! Hope we don't have to wait very long to receive our books!

JOCELYN - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

KATHRYN - STUDENT OF THE WEEK

MOVING AHEAD...COMMON CORE STANDARDS

Our Math and Reading Standards are set by the Common Core Standards. If you're wondering just what are the Common Core Standards all about...take time to view this video. This year I'm serving on a committee which is looking at how our students are evaluated. We are moving towards a performance based grading system. Our students will be assessed according to their performance of the standards. The letter grading system would be replaced with performance levels. This will take time and requires research and development. At conference I will share more information on the Standards with you. Please take time to view this video before our Parent Teacher Conferences on November 6th & 7th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKVau514Njs

AUTUMN BEAUTY

Autumn in the mountains is one of my favorite times of the year! I told the children that I saw Santa's reindeer. We spent 5 days in Estes Park for Elk Fest. If you've never heard an elk bugle it is the most amazing experience. The aspen trees were just beautiful. I brought home aspen leaves for the children. It's the peak time for Autumn in the Rocky Mountains! Click here to learn more about Elk Fest!
http://www.visitestespark.com/events-calendar/special-events/elk-fest/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKaxBluZ3C0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DYKaxBluZ3C0&app=desktop